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Welcome

The Classic Guitar Society of Western Australia is a voluntary, non-profit making organisation incorporated in 1960 aiming to promote playing and appreciation of the classic guitar and to foster camaraderie amongst its members.

The objectives of the Society are to:

encourage the playing and appreciation of the classical guitar amongst the broader musical and general community;
promote performance by guitarists through varied means;
facilitate the development of student guitarists;
foster camaraderie amongst teachers, students and those interested in the objectives of the Society;
provide members with free access to Society functions and discounted entry to Society concerts at the discretion of the Committee;
keep members informed in matters relevant to these objectives;
co-operate with those elsewhere who share similar objectives; and
encourage local guitar makers and development of the guitar repertoire.

Upcoming Events

29th May 2012 (Tuesday) - 7:30pm

The Guitar in Dance and Dream

The guitar has always been intricately linked with dancing, but it also can express our most intimate desires and dreams. These ideas are explored in a kaleidoscope of solos and chamber works presented by WAAPA guitar students.

Kurongkurl Katijin Gallery (ECU, Mount Lawley, Building 15)

FREE ADMISSION

10th June 2012 (Sunday) - 7:00pm

Magic of the Guitar

Fremantle Town Hall

Presented by the WA Classical Guitar Society Orchestra including solo and duet performances from Daniel Christoffersen (Semi Finalist in Adelaide Guitar Festival), Christopher Kotchie, Jane Darcey and John Karrol.

Conducted by Mathew Laurenson

Featuring music by Richard Charlton, J Compton, Paul Svoboda, Eythor Thorlaksson and others.

Tickets at the Door
Adults: $15
Concession: $10
CGSWA Members: $5

Click here to view the event poster.

17th June 2012 (Sunday) - 3:00pm

Bluff Knoll and other Australian Soundscapes

Kalamunda Performing Arts Centre, 48 Canning Rd, Kalamunda

Original solo and ensemble guitar music by Jane Darcey.

"You have a decided gift for composing for the guitar...very evocative ....your range of moods was fascinating." - Emeritus Professor David Tunley

Soloist Jane Darcey with the Synchronicity Guitar Quartet, the Guitar Quintet "H.Q." and cellist Beren Scott

Guest artists the Aida Piano Trio, winners of the 2011 EKKO Chamber Music Award: violin - Hannah Walters; cello - Beren Scott; piano Simon Frosi

Tickets $18, concession (Guitar Society and STEAA {WA} members) $14, children and pensioners $10

Tickets available at the door. Enquiries - wad1@iinet.net.au

Click here to view the event poster.

24th June 2012 (Sunday) - 2:00pm

An Afternoon of Guitar Romance

Maylands Yacht Club, East Street, Maylands

Presented by the WA Classical Guitar Society Orchestra including solo and duet performances.

Conducted by Mathew Laurenson

Featuring music by Richard Charlton, J Compton, Paul Svoboda, Eythor Thorlaksson and others.

Tickets at the door: $5 entry

Click here to view the event poster.

8th - 15th July 2012

Perth Mandoin Festival

In July 2012 the West Australian Mandolin Orchestra will be hosting a music festival in conjunction with the Federation of Australasian Mandolin Ensembles (FAME) in Perth, Western Australia.

For more information, visit the WAMO Website.

9th - 12th August 2012

Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012

Artistic Director - Slava Grigoryan
Tommy Emmanuel, Spirit of Flamenco, Punch Brothers, Ana Vidovic in Recital

Presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre, the Adelaide International Guitar Festival is an intensive, immersive, four day festival celebrating of the world's most popular instrument.

Download the media release or visit Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2012 for more information.

21st August 2012 (Tuesday) - 1.10pm

The Ambient Guitar

Music Auditorium, WA Academy of Performing Arts

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT

24th August 2012 (Friday) - 7:30pm

Guitar Alchemy: Z.o.o Duo (Virtuoso Guitarists Peter Constant and Marion Schaap)

Virtuoso classical guitarists Peter Constant (Australia) and Marion Schaap (Netherlands) have had a stunning duo career spanning two decades and multiple continents. Described by Classical Guitar Magazine as “premiere league quality”, a Z.o.o. Duo concert is a vibrant musical experience where colour, variety, and atmosphere are served by virtuosity and split-second timing. Together, Peter and Marion ran the guitar faculties of Melbourne University and the Victorian College of the Arts from 1992-1998, before moving to Holland where their initiatives in the creation of the Stichting Gitaarorkest Nederland (comprising three flourishing guitar orchestras) are the pride of the European guitar scene.

Music Auditorium, WA Academy of Performing Arts

Tickets: $35 Full, $29 Concession/Friends

12th September 2012 (Wednesday) - 7:30pm

The Ambient Guitar

In this exciting program, students explore the explosion of minimalist/.post-minimalist guitar music, both evocative and ambient, including works by Brouwer, Davidson, Westlake, Reich and more.

Kurongkurl Katijin Gallery (ECU, Mount Lawley, Building 15)

FREE ADMISSION

23th October 2012 (Tuesday) - 7:30pm

The Guitar as Storyteller

In the hands of an artist, nothing is more absorbing than the solo guitar. WAAPA’s Guitar students perform works that tell stories, both fanciful and magical.

Kurongkurl Katijin Gallery (ECU, Mount Lawley, Building 15)

FREE ADMISSION